IDA only | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
IDA only
Records
63
Source
IDA only | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
42.6418015 1960
42.80178835 1961
42.95836493 1962
43.13314779 1963
43.31889508 1964
43.4763619 1965
43.60395996 1966
43.72036517 1967
43.8255888 1968
43.92873795 1969
44.03446012 1970
44.16681824 1971
44.30226163 1972
44.39211918 1973
44.44354347 1974
44.4655808 1975
44.47403301 1976
44.47986123 1977
44.48601002 1978
44.50380374 1979
44.55134784 1980
44.60588824 1981
44.63045018 1982
44.62730858 1983
44.61727196 1984
44.6036797 1985
44.57087763 1986
44.51509793 1987
44.4378704 1988
44.36315929 1989
44.29166708 1990
44.19121178 1991
44.06845407 1992
43.9549748 1993
43.79014645 1994
43.59736756 1995
43.45116803 1996
43.29929193 1997
43.09240767 1998
42.8648595 1999
42.65112771 2000
42.44581739 2001
42.2575842 2002
42.0740928 2003
41.88112566 2004
41.68346519 2005
41.49057259 2006
41.31550862 2007
41.15958206 2008
40.99299835 2009
40.80378722 2010
40.60157057 2011
40.41185316 2012
40.24814819 2013
40.07336019 2014
39.86983152 2015
39.6285209 2016
39.35978943 2017
39.07932492 2018
38.79031267 2019
38.49903506 2020
38.21584207 2021
37.94351136 2022

IDA only | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
IDA only
Records
63
Source